Combined spittoon lifter and cleaner



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A.F ULLER. COMBINED SPITTOON LIFTER AND CLEANER.

No. 475,275. Patented May 17, 1892.

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I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. A. FULLER. COMBINED SPITTOON LIFTER AND CLEANER.

No. 475,275. Patented May 17,1892.

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ANDREW FULLER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

COMBINED SPITTOON LIFTER AND CLEANER..

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 475,275, dated May 17,1892.

Application filed July 25, 1891. Serial No. 400,670. (No model-1 T 0 allwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDREW FULLER, of Bufialo, in the county of Erie andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements ina Combined Spittoon Lifter and Cleaner; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing description of my said invention, taken in connection with theaccompanying sheets of drawings, forms a full,'clear,

and exact specification, which will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has general reference to improvements in a combinedspittoon cleaner and carrier; and it consists, essentially, in the noveland peculiar combination of parts and detailsofconstruction,ashereinafterfirst fully set forth and described, and thenpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings already referred to, which serve to illustrate my saidinvention more fully, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvedspittoon lifter and cleaner. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same asemployed as a spittoon-cleaner, the cuspidor being shown in section.Fig. 3 is an elevation of a portion of the lifter, showing its mode ofapplication. Fig. 4 is an elevation illustrating one of the variousmeans for carrying my invention into effect. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 aredetail views of the socket to which the blade-springs H are fastened.Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation in line 00 a: of Fig. 5. Fig. 9 is asectional elevation in line y y of Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is an elevation of mydevice, showing the rod H pushed down and thereby drawing the springs Htogether. Fig. 11 is a plan of the upper end of the blade-springs H.

Like parts are designated by corresponding letters of reference in allthe figures.

The object of this invention is the production of a simple, convenient,and efficient combined spittoon carrier and cleaner. T0 attain thisresult I construct this household utensil substantially as follows:

A is a handle-rod of suitable length and thickness, having on its upperend a suitable handle B and on its lower extremity asocket O, to whichare attached two blade-springs D D, carrying each on its lower end abrush E E of substantially semicircular form to fit the interior of aspittoon or cnspidor F. These blade-springs aresurrounded by a loop G,formed on one end of a rod H, the upper end of which is formed into aneye or handle I, by means of which the said rod H may be movedvertically on the handle-rod A, said rod H being held to this handle-rodby eye-guides J,

fastened to said handle-rod in any suitable 'manner.

the brushes being passed into the spittoon through its neck F, afterwhich the rod H is retracted, and thus the spring-blades allowed tospread and force the brushes against the interior of the spittoon. Ifnow a rotative motion is given to the handle B by the operator, thebrushes will clean the interior of the spittoon in a very short space oftime.

On the lower extremities of theblade-springs D D are formed projectionsor bends d, which form hooks, whereby by engaging the flaring top of thespittoon, as shown in Fig. 3, the latter may be lifted and readilycarried about. To securely fasten the holder to the spittoon the loop Grmay be forced downwardly a certain distance, which will draw thebladesprings together, and thereby impinge upon the edge of the flaringtop with more or less force in a manner readily comprehended. In Fig. 3I have shown in dotted lines the loop G pushed downwardly, as described,for the purpose indicated.

It will thus be readily seen that this device is admirably adapted as aspittoon lifter as well as a cleaner and that it forms a very convenientand serviceable household utensil, avoiding the objectionable and oftenoffensive task of handling and cleaning the spittoons with the hand.

In order to cheaply manufacture this device, I suggest that thehandle-rod may be made of wood, similar to a broom-stick, and that thehandle B be properly attached thereto,

this handle being made in gray or malleable iron of any suitable andconvenient shape. The socket O on the lower end is, however, best madeof malleable metal, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7, where the socketOrterminates in a plate 0, having on both its sides projecting ribs 0 oand midway between these ribs a pin a". The space between these ribsadmits the ends of the blade-springs, which are punctured with a hole a,Fig. 10, to pass over the pin 0" on the plate 0. It now these springsare placed into position between the ribs 0 0' upon the pin 0" and theseribs 0 c upset and drawn over the springs, as shown in Figs. 6 and 9,they will securely hold these springs in position. This method offastening is extremely cheap, simple, and efficient, and as cheap as anythat can be devised for the purpose. Of course I "do not confine myselfexclusively to this construction, but may vary the same withoutdeparting from my invention. In Figs. 1, 2, and 3 the handle-rodAisassumed to be made of tin and the springs D and eyes J, as Well asthe handle B, sol-' dered thereto, this method of construction beingalso comparatively cheap and efficient.

Having thus fully describedmy invention,

means for contracting said springs, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a spittoon litter and cleaner, thelower socket O, in combinationwith the handle-rod A, said socket terminating in the plate C, havingthe ribs 0 c on each side and a pin centrally between said ribs, and thebladespringsD D, said blade-springs beingclamped in position by theoverlapping edges of the ribs, as and for the object stated.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myinvention I have hereto setmy hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREW FULLER.

Attest:

MICHAEL J. STARK, WM. 0. STARK.

